Protecting and Sustaining the Imagined Wound

In this one-day course for the Academy of Alchemy, you are invited to explore one of the most subtle and transformative insights in personal development: the understanding that we often sustain the very wounds that cause us the most suffering. Through story, reflection, and direct inquiry, this course reveals how deeply held narratives about past trauma continue to shape our identity, behaviour, and emotional life. We all carry stories about what happened to us—about being unloved, rejected, misunderstood, or harmed. While these experiences may be real, the suffering they generate is often kept alive by our ongoing attachment to the story itself. This course explores how trauma is not only created by events, but also by the way the environment responds, and by the meaning we continue to give those events over time. You will be guided to see how letting go of these inner narratives can open the door to profound release, freedom, and a radically new relationship with your past.

What You'll Learn

You will learn how unconscious stories sustain emotional suffering, how trauma becomes part of personal identity, how attachment to the past shapes behaviour in the present, how to recognise and release the “imaginary wound”, and how to create the conditions for genuine healing and inner freedom.

Who Should Attend

This introduction is perfect for anyone seeking personal transformation, whether you're experiencing heartbreak, loneliness, addiction, or simply feeling a lack of purpose. No prior experience is necessary.